The Walking Dead: Assault is a mobile game, downloadable from the App Store and iTunes available on iPad, iPhone or iPod for an introductory price of $1.99.

The game is produced by Skybound and Skybound Asia, and developed by Gamagio. It was released on November 27, 2012.

The Walking Dead: Assault, like the comic book series first installment, "Days Gone Bye", begins at the moment when disoriented Sheriff Rick Grimes awakens in the hospital without knowing how he got there. The player is transported to those first isolated moments to revisit the early days through Atlanta, the campsite, and other significant locations.

Players assemble and upgrade teams of four, chosen from The Walking Dead characters: Rick, Lori, Carl, Glenn, Shane, Andrea, Carol, Sophia, Dale and Michonne . Players utilize the characters' unique abilities while completing bonus objectives and challenges to unlock exclusive content from The Walking Dead including artwork, wallpapers, behind-the-scenes trivia, and Game Center achievements. The game allows players to collect future episodes that parallel the ongoing comic timeline. Players can prove their skills to other players with Game Center leader boards and four levels of difficulty.

Players can trigger distractions including flares and car alarms in order to keep their team safe from walkers.[1]

On November 4th, 2013, Skybound released the game on Android via Google Play .

Contents

Characters

Characters are unlocked after every chapter of Episode One is completed, Shane is unlocked after the completion of the first chapter. Followed by: Glenn in Chapter 2, Andrea in Chapter 3, etc. Michonne was released with the December 19, 2012, update.

An unknown number of new characters will be added. It has been confirmed that Tyreese and the Governor will appear, and it has been briefly hinted that Axel might appear.

Reception

IGN ranked the game a 7.5 stating that,"...provides plenty of tactical zombie blasting & great extras for fans. But it's a little basic."[3]

CNET said this about the game, "While The Walking Dead: Assault does have a few shortcomings, the game still offers the right mix of challenge and fun to justify its $2.99 price tag. Its controls are impressively smooth and the gameplay overall just seems more polished than other, similar games for mobile. Plus, if you consider the depth of the storyline and sharp graphics, there's no question that this game is a good buy."[4]

Trivia

After killing 5000 walkers, a secret code is revealed and you are told to keep it safe for later reasons.

The code may change for others, or it may be the same.

If you upgrade your ammo capacity, damage, health, and adrenaline to the max you'll earn the 'Invincible' reward which is named after the comic of the same name that was also co-created by The Walking Dead creator, Robert Kirkman.

On it's first year anniversary in the App Store, the game was made for free until December 2, 2013.

Assault is currently the only medium of the Walking Dead franchise to be released in which there are no characters confirmed to be deceased or undead.